2018 Adelaide 500
{{Short description|Motor racing event in Adelaide, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag = South Australia
| title = 2018 Adelaide 500
| round_no = 1
| season_no = 16
| year = 2018
| series = SC
| track_map = Adelaide (short route).svg
| caption = Layout of the Adelaide Street Circuit
| date = 2–4 March
| location = Adelaide, South Australia
| circuit = Adelaide Street Circuit
| weather =
| race1_laps = 78
| race1_dist = 251.736
| pole1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}}
| pole1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole1_time = 1:19.8304
| winner1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}}
| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner1_time = 1:56:18.6539
| race2_laps = 78
| race2_dist = 251.736
| pole2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}}
| pole2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| pole2_time = 1:19.5831
| winner2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen}}
| winner2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
| winner2_time = 1:48:02.0911
}}
The 2018 Adelaide 500 was a motor racing event held on the weekend of 2 to 4 March 2018 at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. It marked the twentieth running of the Adelaide 500 and was the first event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship. It comprised two races of 250 kilometres.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/10/04/supercars-reveals-16-event-2018-calendar/|title=Supercars reveals 16 event 2018 calendar|work=speedcafe.com|date=4 October 2017|accessdate=4 October 2017}} Support races included the opening round of the 2018 Super2 Series, a series for older model Supercars and the inaugural round of the new SuperUtes Series.
Shane van Gisbergen won both Race 1 and Race 2, driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Results
File:Ford Falcon FG X of Chaz Mostert (Adelaide Parklands Circuit, 2018).jpg placed fourth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing]]
File:Holden Commodore ZB of James Courtney (2018).jpg placed sixth in Race 2 driving a Holden Commodore ZB for Walkinshaw Andretti United]]
File:Ford Falcon FG X of Will Davsion (2018).jpg placed twelfth in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for 23Red Racing. The event marked the championship debut for the team.]]
File:Ford Falcon FG X of Mark Winterbottom (2018 Adelaide 500).jpg placed 13th in Race 2 driving a Ford Falcon FG X for Tickford Racing]]
=Practice=
=Race 1=
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time ! Gap ! {{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center"| 97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.2467 | | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
|---|
| 2
| align="center"| 17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:20.2477 | +0.0010 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 3
| align="center"| 25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:20.2538 | +0.0071 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 4
| align="center"| 5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom |1:20.2968 | +0.0501 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 5
| align="center"| 9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds |1:20.4195 | +0.1728 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 6
| align="center"| 8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat |1:20.4523 | +0.2056 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 7
| align="center"| 230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |1:20.4882 | +0.2415 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 8
| align="center"| 18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth |1:20.4910 | +0.2443 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 9
| align="center"| 1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:20.5111 | +0.2644 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 10
| align="center"| 15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly |1:20.5181 | +0.2714 | align="center"| {{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 11
| align="center"| 7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner |1:20.5604 | +0.3137 | align="center"| 11 |
| 12
| align="center"| 55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert |1:20.5935 | +0.3468 | align="center"| 12 |
| 13
| align="center"| 2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye |1:20.6566 | +0.4099 | align="center"| 13 |
| 14
| align="center"| 14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade |1:20.7325 | +0.4858 | align="center"| 14 |
| 15
| align="center"| 888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering |1:20.7331 | +0.4864 | align="center"| 15 |
| 16
| align="center"| 56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway |1:20.8020 | +0.5553 | align="center"| 16 |
| 17
| align="center"| 33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander |1:20.8094 | +0.5627 | align="center"| 17 |
| 18
| align="center"| 12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:20.8532 | +0.6065 | align="center"| 18 |
| 19
| align="center"| 6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters |1:20.8872 | +0.6405 | align="center"| 19 |
| 20
| align="center"| 23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |1:20.9099 | +0.6632 | align="center"| 20 |
| 21
| align="center"| 99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale |1:21.1342 | +0.8875 | align="center"| 21 |
| 22
| align="center"| 21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard |1:21.1451 | +0.8984 | align="center"| 22 |
| 23
| align="center"| 78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro |1:21.2577 | +1.0110 | align="center"| 23 |
| 24
| align="center"| 35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood |1:21.5070 | +1.2603 | align="center"| 24 |
| 25
| align="center"| 34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding |1:21.7529 | +1.5062 | align="center"| 25 |
| 26
| align="center"| 19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq |1:22.8170 | +2.5703 | align="center"| 26 |
| colspan="8" | Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-qualifying-race-1/|title=Race 1 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|accessdate=2 March 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164307/http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-qualifying-race-1/|archivedate=2 March 2018|url-status=dead}} |
==Top 10 Shootout==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time ! Gap ! {{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
|---|
| 1
| align="center"| 97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:19.8304 | | align="center"| 1 |
| 2
| align="center"| 17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:20.2587 | align="right"| +0.4283 | align="center"| 2 |
| 3
| align="center"| 25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:20.3793 | align="right"| +0.5489 | align="center"| 3 |
| 4
| align="center"| 9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:20.4004 | align="right"| +0.5700 | align="center"| 4 |
| 5
| align="center"| 1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.6941 | align="right"| +0.8637 | align="center"| 5 |
| 6
| align="center"| 5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 1:20.7722 | align="right"| +0.9418 | align="center"| 6 |
| 7
| align="center"| 15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 1:20.9229 | align="right"| +1.0925 | align="center"| 7 |
| 8
| align="center"| 230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:20.9467 | align="right"| +1.1163 | align="center"| 8 |
| 9
| align="center"| 8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | 1:21.4658 | align="right"| +1.6354 | align="center"| 9 |
| 10
| align="center"| 18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:21.4922 | align="right"| +1.6618 | align="center"| 10 |
| colspan="8"| Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-top-ten-shootout/|title=Race 1 - Top 10 Shootout|website=Supercars.com|accessdate=3 March 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303225525/http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-top-ten-shootout/|archivedate=3 March 2018|url-status=dead}} |
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
! Pos ! No. ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Laps ! Time / Retired ! Grid ! Points |
| 1
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 78 | 1:56:18.6539 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 150 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" | 78 | +1.222 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 138 |
| 3
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" | 78 | +3.431 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 129 |
| 4
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 78 | +4.479 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 120 |
| 5
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" | 78 | +6.749 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 111 |
| 6
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 78 | +7.666 | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 102 |
| 7
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" | 78 | +9.470 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 96 |
| 8
| align="center" | 230 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" | 78 | +10.317 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 90 |
| 9
| align="center" | 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 78 | +10.925 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 84 |
| 10
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" | 78 | +13.304 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 78 |
| 11
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" | 78 | +16.902 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 72 |
| 12
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | align="center" | 78 | +16.916{{ref|1|1}} | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 69 |
| 13
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 78 | +18.457 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 66 |
| 14
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" | 78 | +20.158 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 63 |
| 15
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" | 78 | +21.014 | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 60 |
| 16
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" | 78 | +21.336{{ref|2|2}} | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 57 |
| 17
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" | 78 | +27.542 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 54 |
| 18
| align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" | 78 | +29.277 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 51 |
| 19
| align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" | 77 | +1 lap | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 48 |
| 20
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" | 77 | +1 lap | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 45 |
| 21
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 75 | +3 laps | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 42 |
| 22
| align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" | 75 | +3 laps | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 39 |
| 23
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" | 65 | +13 laps | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 36 |
| NC
| align="center" | 56 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" | 77 | Drivetrain | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" | 58 | Accident | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" | 55 | Accident damage | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | |
| colspan="9" align="center" | {{nowrap|Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:21.0950 (on lap 21)}} |
| colspan="9" | Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-1/|title=Race 1 - Results|accessdate=3 March 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}}– Lee Holdsworth received a 5 second Time penalty for Careless Driving, causing contact with Garth Tander separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.{{cite news|url=http://m.v8dailydump.com.au/news/14724/Supercars-summary-of-penalties--Adelaide-500--final-update.html|title=Supercars summary of penalties, Adelaide 500, final update|date=4 March 2018|work=V8 Daily Dump|publisher=V8 Daily Dump|accessdate=6 October 2018}}
- {{note|2|2}}– Garth Tander received a 5 second Time penalty after being found guilty for the incident with Craig Lowndes and Cam Waters.
== Championship standings after Race 1 ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 150 | align="right"| |
| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="right"| 138 | align="right"| -12 |
| 3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 129 | align="right"| -21 |
| 4
| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 120 | align="right"| -30 |
| 5
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="right"| 111 | align="right"| -39 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| 1
| Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 262 | align="right"| |
| 2
| align="right"| 216 | align="right"| -46 |
| 3
| Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 207 | align="right"| -55 |
| 4
| align="right"| 171 | align="right"| -91 |
| 5
| align="right"| 168 | align="right"| -94 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
=Race 2=
== Qualifying ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time ! Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center" | 17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:19.6900 | | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:19.8056 | +0.1156 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 3
| align="center" | 1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:19.8268 | +0.1368 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 4
| align="center" | 33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | 1:19.9113 | +0.2213 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 5
| align="center" | 55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | 1:19.9187 | +0.2287 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 6
| align="center" | 9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:19.9544 | +0.2644 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 7
| align="center" | 5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 1:19.9736 | +0.2836 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 8
| align="center" | 7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | 1:19.9926 | +0.3026 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 9
| align="center" | 23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | 1:20.0101 | +0.3202 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 10
| align="center" | 6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | 1:20.0477 | +0.3577 | align="center" |{{tooltip|Top 10|Grid position determined by Top 10 Shootout}} |
| 11
| align="center" | 14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | 1:20.0905 | +0.4005 | align="center" | 11 |
| 12
| align="center" | 12 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | 1:20.1217 | +0.4317 | align="center" | 12 |
| 13
| align="center" | 18 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | 1:20.1579 | +0.4679 | align="center" | 13 |
| 14
| align="center" | 25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | 1:20.1765 | +0.4866 | align="center" | 14 |
| 15
| align="center" | 2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | 1:20.1814 | +0.4914 | align="center" | 15 |
| 16
| align="center" | 15 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | 1:20.2008 | +0.5108 | align="center" | 16 |
| 17
| align="center" | 888 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:20.2239 | +0.5339 | align="center" | 17 |
| 18
| align="center" | 56 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | 1:20.2998 | +0.6099 | align="center" | 18 |
| 19
| align="center" | 99 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | 1:20.4077 | +0.7178 | align="center" | 19 |
| 20
| align="center" | 8 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | 1:20.4235 | +0.7336 | align="center" | 20 |
| 21
| align="center" | 230 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | 1:20.4310 | +0.7410 | align="center" | 21 |
| 22
| align="center" | 19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | 1:20.4388 | +0.7488 | align="center" | 22 |
| 23
| align="center" | 34 |{{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | 1:20.5314 | +0.8415 | align="center" | 23 |
| 24
| align="center" | 35 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | 1:20.7843 | +1.0943 | align="center" | 24 |
| 25
| align="center" | 78 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | 1:21.0224 | +1.3324 | align="center" | 25 |
| 26
| align="center" | 21 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | 1:21.0464 | +1.3565 | align="center" | 26 |
| colspan="8" | Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-qualifying-race-2/|title=Race 2 - Qualifying|website=Supercars.com|accessdate=4 March 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305225056/http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-qualifying-race-2/|archivedate=5 March 2018|url-status=dead}} |
==Top 10 Shootout==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Time ! Gap !{{tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} |
|---|
| 1
| align="center" | 97 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:19.5831 | | align="center" | 1 |
| 2
| align="center" | 1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup |Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:19.5915 | align="right" | +0.0084 | align="center" | 2 |
| 3
| align="center" | 17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | 1:19.7598 | align="right" | +0.1767 | align="center" | 3 |
| 4
| align="center" | 9 |{{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | 1:19.8870 | align="right" | +0.3039 | align="center" | 4 |
| 5
| align="center" | 5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | 1:20.1177 | align="right" | +0.5346 | align="center" | 5 |
| 6
| align="center" | 6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | 1:20.1872 | align="right" | +0.6042 | align="center" | 6 |
| 7
| align="center" | 55 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | 1:20.2360 | align="right" | +0.6530 | align="center" | 7 |
| 8
| align="center" | 33 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | 1:20.2887 | align="right" | +0.7057 | align="center" | 8 |
| 9
| align="center" | 23 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | 1:20.5378 | align="right" | +0.9547 | align="center" | 9 |
| 10
| align="center" | 7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | No time | align="right" | | align="center" | 10 |
| colspan="8" | Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-armor-all-top-ten-shootout-2/|title=Race 2 - Top 10 Shootout|website=Supercars.com|accessdate=6 October 2018}} |
== Race ==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
! Pos ! No. ! Driver ! Team ! Car ! Laps ! Time / Retired ! Grid ! Points |
| 1
| align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 78 | 1:48:02.0911 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 150 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="center" | 78 | +0.8247 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 138 |
| 3
| align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander | align="center" | 78 | +3.6322 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 129 |
| 4
| align="center" | 55 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="center" | 78 | +5.9563 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 120 |
| 5
| align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Cam Waters | align="center" | 78 | +11.2706 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 111 |
| 6
| align="center" | 25 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="center" | 78 | +13.9504 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 102 |
| 7
| align="center" | 888 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 78 | +14.6830 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 96 |
| 8
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Pye | align="center" | 78 | +16.8859 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 90 |
| 9
| align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso | align="center" | 78 | +17.2717 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 84 |
| 10
| align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="center" | 78 | +25.0862 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 78 |
| 11
| align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade | align="center" | 78 | +25.7981 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 72 |
| 12
| align="center" | 230 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison | align="center" | 78 | +30.2347 | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 69 |
| 13
| align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom | align="center" | 78 | +30.7273 | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 66 |
| 14
| align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly | align="center" | 78 | +34.9234 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 63 |
| 15
| align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Percat | align="center" | 78 | +35.5774 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 60 |
| 16
| align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard | align="center" | 78 | +42.1848 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 57 |
| 17
| align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anton de Pasquale | align="center" | 78 | +44.0455 | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 54 |
| 18
| align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | align="center" | 78 | +51.8463 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 51 |
| 19
| align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Golding | align="center" | 78 | +1:03.2025 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 48 |
| 20
| align="center" | 56 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie Stanaway | align="center" | 78 | +1:06.3546 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 45 |
| 21
| align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Hazelwood | align="center" | 77 | +1 lap | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 42 |
| 22
| align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Le Brocq | align="center" | 77 | +1 lap{{ref|3|1}} | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 39 |
| 23
| align="center" | 21 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard | align="center" | 71 | +7 laps | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 36 |
| 24
| align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | align="center" | 70 | +8 laps | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 33 |
| 25
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andre Heimgartner | align="center" | 61 | +17 laps | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 30 |
| NC
| align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | align="center" | 30 | Transaxle | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | |
| colspan="9" align="center" | {{nowrap|Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 1:20.9194 (on lap 10)}} |
| colspan="9" | Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.supercars.com/sessions/2018-adelaide-500/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-2/|title=Race 2 - Results|accessdate=4 March 2018}} |
;Notes
- {{note|3|1}}– Jack Le Brocq received a 15 second Time penalty for crossing the chevron separating the Pit Lane from the Race Track at Pit Entry.
== Championship standings after Race 2 ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Driver ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
! 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen | align="right"| 300 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds | align="right"| 258 | align="right"| -42 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney | align="right"| 240 | align="right"| -60 |
| align="left"| 10px 3
! 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chaz Mostert | align="right"| 216 | align="right"| -84 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
! 5 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Scott McLaughlin | align="right"| 207 | align="right"| -93 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! {{tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! Team ! {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Gap |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 1 | align="right"| 408 | align="right"| |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | align="right"| 402 | align="right"| -6 |
| align="left"| 10px
! 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | align="right"| 393 | align="right"| -15 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 4 | align="right"| 330 | align="right"| -78 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
! 5 | align="right"| 306 | align="right"| -102 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
{{V8 race report
| Name_of_race = Adelaide 500
| Year_of_race = 2018
| Previous_race_in_season = 2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500
| Next_race_in_season = 2018 Melbourne 400
| Previous_year's_race = 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
| Next_year's_race = 2019 Adelaide 500
}}
{{ATCC rounds 2010–2019}}